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Mooney, Thursday March 13th 2014

On Mooney today...

Our live coverage from Cheltenham continues, with coverage of the 15:20 Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1) and the 1600 Byrne Group Plate (Grade 3 Handicap Chase). And Derek will be joined in studio by one of Ireland's most innovative choral groups: the Discovery Gospel Choir...

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Racing From Cheltenham

We'll be keeping an eye on all today's racing action from Cheltenham, in the company of RTÉ Racing's Michael Fortune and Barry Orr from Betfair. Tony Hehir will provide commentary on the 15:20 Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1), and the 1600 Byrne (Group Plate Grade 3 Handicap Chase). For more information on RTÉ's coverage of the Cheltenham Festival, visit www.rte.ie/sport/racing.

Yesterday Brenda visited publican Pat Cribbin for his tips on Cheltenham, and this morning she found herself in Angela Tracey’s kitchen in Finglas, studying the form for today’s races...

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Mooney's Money

We've €1,000 to give away today to save or spend as you please, take a break from your bills, or a make a break to the sun, it's up to you!

For your chance to win the cash, answer the following competition question:

Thursday, March 13th 2014

True or false: horse racing is known as 'the sport of kings'?

If you think you know the answer, call or text the competition line:

ROI: 1515 71 72 00

NI: 0901 293 3501

text MOONEY followed by your answer and name to 57111 (NI and ROI)

Each text entry costs €1 (incl VAT) or GBP £1.00. Calls from the eircom network will cost €1.02 (incl VAT) and from a BT landline will cost GBP £1.02. Calls from other networks and from mobiles will cost more.

Please note, the person named in the entry must be aged 18 years or older as at date of entry.

Competition lines open from 2pm and will close at 4.20pm today, (13/03/14). Please do not enter outside of the advertised competition window as you will be charged for your entry, but your entry will not be included. From time to time, these open/close times may vary. Any change to the standard open/close times will be announced here and on the show. The cash prize winner will be announced on-air towards the end of the Mooney show each day.

COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Call Service Provider: Phonovation. Tel: 0818 217 100.

Text Service Provider: Oxygen8/Xiam Interactive. Tel: 0818 444 433

Please do not enter outside the advertised competition open and close times and date(s) as you will be charged, but your entry will not be included in the draw. Please do not enter during programme replays on the RTÉ Radio Player after the advertised close time and date as you will be charged for your entry, but your entry will not be included as the competition will have closed.

Entrants must be aged 18 years or older as at date of entry and a resident of the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland in order to qualify as the prize winner.

Promoter reserves the right to request proof of age, verifiable by birth cert or passport only, and proof of residency, verifiable by recent utility bill only (issued within 6 months of win).

1 x Mooney's Money prize winners will win a €1,000 cash prize. (All cash prizes issued to the winner by euro cheque, made payable to the winner, allow 28 working days for delivery).

By entering the competition, the participants agree to be bound by the terms and conditions; that their surname and county of residence may be announced on-air if they win a prize; and agree to have their details/image/winner sequence used for promotional purposes if required.

Employees of RTÉ, Phonovation, Xiam Interactive and their associated partners, companies or suppliers and their immediate family members are not eligible to win/enter.

RTÉ's decision in relation to selection of winner is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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Discovery Gospel Choir

Back in January we launched a competition with Waltons New School of Music. It was only open to gospel choirs, and the prize is to be the support act for the Blind Boys of Alabama when they play Dublin’s National Concert Hall on May 21st.

The closing date for receipt of applications is tomorrow week, March 21st. So if you’re a gospel choir and you’d like to enter, you'll find all the details of how to enter below.

The finalists will perform here on Mooney on Thursday, April 10th. The last time Waltons ran a similar competition, the winners were the Discovery Gospel Choir. They got to support the Blind Boys back in 2011. We sent our reporter Katriona McFadden out to meet them back in January and, we were so impressed with them, when we heard they had a concert coming up this Saturday we just HAD to invite them back in! So today we welcome into studio choir members Philip McKinley, Aisling McCormick, Rilwon Jaiyeola, Ashling Carabini, Peter Slovak, Emma Garnett, Lydia Monds, Florence Ojo and Segun Akano!

The concert is called HOME – which is very appropriate on this St Patrick's weekend as the choir is made up of seventeen different nationalities who all call Ireland home now!

If you are in a gospel choir and would like a chance to win a spot supporting the Blind Boys of Alabama in the National Concert Hall on May 21st, then carry on reading for full details of how to apply. The closing date is March 21st – all finalists will perform on Mooney on April 10th - then The Blind Boys Of Alabama will have the casting vote - and the winner will be announced right here on May 1st!

The Discovery Gospel Choir will be performing in Christchurch Cathedral on Saturday night. Tickets are €12 or €10 concession and available from entertainment.ie. There are two support acts at 8.00pm and Discovery Gospel Choir will perform at 8.30-ish. The first support act is the DROBEK Gospel Choir from Norway, who approached them to say they’d be in Dublin on St Patrick's weekend and would love to perform. They’ll be doing music from the Arctic Circle. Then there will be a musician from near the Equator doing the second support act. For more information about the Discovery Gospel Choir, visit www.discoverygospelchoir.com or their Facebook page.

Calling all Irish gospel choirs/groups!

Would you like to perform in the National Concert Hall as support act for gospel legends The Blind Boys of Alabama as well as on RTÉ Radio 1’s Mooney?

Mooney and Waltons World Masters Series are offering one lucky group the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do just that!

The Waltons World Masters Series welcomes The Blind Boys of Alabama back to Dublin and the National Concert Hall on Wednesday, May 21st 2014. Ireland has its own great tradition of gospel music, and one very special aspect of this concert is that the support act will be an Irish gospel choir/group selected by the third nationwide Waltons World Masters Gospel Competition, in association with the Mooney and RTÉ Radio 1! The winning choir/group will perform a 40-minute set before The Blind Boys take to the stage.

Eligibility

All Irish gospel choirs/groups are welcome to enter.

The Competition

After all entries are received, a shortlist of three finalists will be chosen by a jury made up of representatives from Waltons New School of Music and RTÉ Radio 1. The finalists will be announced and their recordings broadcast on the Mooney on Thursday, April 10th. Their entries will then be sent to The Blind Boys of Alabama, who will select the overall winner.

The winning choir/group will be announced on the Mooney on Thursday, May 1st, perform on Mooney on a date to be announced, and perform in the National Concert Hall as support act for the Blind Boys of Alabama on Wednesday, May 21st.

The winning choir/group will be responsible for their own transport to/from the venue, as well as accommodation (if required). The group will receive five pairs of tickets to the concert for guests, but there will be no monetary remuneration.

Whilst onboard they'll enjoy dazzling West End style shows, relax in the spa, or take shore leave in the Bahamas. To be in with a chance to win, all you have to do is enter!

All you have to do to nominate your mammy for this fabulous prize is simply upload a picture of your mammy and tell us in a few short words why she’s the best! Click here to enter! The closing date is Friday, March 21st 2014 at 14:00.

The prize includes:

Return flights for two persons from Dublin to Orlando.

One pre-night three-star hotel stay in Orlando.

Seven-night Caribbean Cruise, sailing on Royal Caribbean International in a standard or oceanview stateroom (subject to availability).

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Eurovision Green Room Party

Join Mooney in our Eurovision Green Room at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Saturday, May 10th 2014. The party takes place in the Circle Club.

If you want to be there, all you have to do is tell us in not more than forty words why you and a friend or friends LOVE the Eurovision. All entrants/attendees must be over 18. If you are lucky enough to receive a golden invitation to our EUROVISION GREEN ROOM you will get to see all the action as it happens live from Copenhagen.

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Hedgerows: It is an offence to 'cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy hedgerows on uncultivated land during the nesting season from 1 March to 31 August, subject to certain exceptions'. For more information, click here.